# Gomer Pyle Dancing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 6, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128 "2016-03-06T18:41:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Potestas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@Potestas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potestas)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/1 "2016-03-06T18:41:29Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0bidd0Uhvk) At 0:40 is that Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) of Andy Griffith fame cutting a rug? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/2 "2016-03-06T19:30:32Z")
IMO that guy looks quite different facially from him. [Here’s a non-goofy studio shot of Nabors.](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/57/36/55/57365517ba4a4caabf7a5145563618fc.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/3 "2016-03-06T23:14:24Z")
I see the resemblance, but absolutely not. I am a Gomer Pyle expert, by the way. mmm ETA: [Not to prove my point, but for your entertainment. The cutting of the rug starts shortly after 0:50](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfxwuJZYUKo) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/4 "2016-03-06T23:16:06Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I see the resemblance, but absolutely not. > > I am a Gomer Pyle expert, by the way. > mmm Shazam! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/5 "2016-03-07T01:50:47Z")
The moves resemble Gomer Pyle dancing to Led Zeppelin [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzkAnftzbU4) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/6 "2016-03-07T04:13:00Z")
Jim Nabors danced on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show as well as entertainment shows. I’m not sure why but in this video his facial expressions, particularly that of mouth, seem to be signature of the characters he’s played. [Here’s a clip of him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yExLBrT-8Gw) dancing on the Gomer Pyle show. Even though it’s done for laughs he clearly knows how to dance. So I think there’s a good chance it’s him. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/7 "2016-03-07T10:07:51Z")
[quote=“notfrommensa, post:5, topic:748128”] The moves resemble Gomer Pyle dancing to Led Zeppelin [/QUOTE] That is awesome. Thanks for posting. mmm ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/8 "2016-03-07T12:55:03Z")
Sure, it’s him. Even if Nabors wasn’t a dancer, a few days of instruction plus the benefit of many takes would have made the scene quite manageable. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/9 "2016-03-07T18:44:39Z")
I don’t know why I think that this is the scariest thread title in the history of Café Society. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gomer-pyle-dancing/748128/10 "2016-03-09T03:43:57Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Sure, it’s him. Even if Nabors wasn’t a dancer, a few days of instruction plus the benefit of many takes would have made the scene quite manageable. I am not saying it’s not him because of the dancing. I am saying it’s not him because, well, it’s not him. 🙂 mmm